A chemical "anomaly" revealed through an analysis of meteorites may have led to finding the first existing evidence of "proto ...

New planet is one of the best ever hopes for seeing alien life, scientists say - Less than 20 light years away, we could soon ...

“If you build a map at a wavelength that water absorbs, you’ll see the water deck in the atmosphere, whereas a wavelength ...

The methane gas may constitute a rarefied atmosphere, or it may come from erupting plumes on Makemake’s surface.

For over a century, the Southern Ocean has absorbed vast amounts of carbon and heat, delaying global warming. However, new ...

A new study suggests yet another theory for a possible extra planet in our solar system, likely of a size between Mercury and ...

New research from Rice University suggests that the giant planet Jupiter reshaped the early solar system in dramatic ways, ...

Earth has breached a critical boundary for ocean acidification, with potentially grim effects for ocean ecosystems and human ...

Astronomers are investigating a strange class of exoplanets known as eccentric warm Jupiters — massive gas giants that orbit ...

In “Citizen Science in Astronomy (Part 7),” SETI Institute astronomers Dr. Franck Marchis and Dr. Lauren Sgro highlight two rare and compelling discoveries and the crucial role of citizen scientists ...

The Origins Federation Conference gathered researchers across disciplines in the search for how life began on Earth—and maybe ...

An international commission of scientists proposes changes to combat environmental degradation and disease. The key: less animal protein and more plants ...